Notebook : Adam Hadwin

Abbotsford, BC’s Adam Hadwin may have been a rookie on the Canadian Tour but being Top 5 in the ‘Order of Merit’ meant an exemption into the Canadian Open which translated into a 68,66,70, and 71 (-5) at St George’s – good enough for a share of 37th place, $19,890 and the Rivermead Cup as low Canadian. When Canadian Adam Hadwin teed it up on Thursday of the Canadian Open there was barely a sound – our guess is... [Read More...]

Notebook: Scotty Cameron

Listening in on a Master Had the unique opportunity to attend a Scotty Cameron workshop during the PGA of America’s annual merchandise show.   The chat was about an hour .  Unfortunately he had to leave immediately afterwards and couldn’t answer any direct questions (and I had more than a few), but it was an informative sixty minutes and below are a few notes: Scotty Cameron was born in 1962 in Glendale, California. He now resides in... [Read More...]

Notebook: Bob Vokey

When it comes to to wedges there are few names, if any, that are as synonymous with the product line as Mr. Bob Vokey.  Roger Cleveland comes to mind even though he is now casting and grinding over at Callaway.  We’ve chatted with Roger previously in the notebook, so it was nice to also get to spend a few minutes with another wedge guru and fellow Canadian (born in Montreal) Bob Vokey. Bob took some time out his busy schedule to chat with... [Read More...]

Notebook: CHATTIN’ with CHEZ

Got a few valuable minutes to sit down with last years Canadian Open Champion Chez Reavie courtesy of the boys over at Quagmire Golf. Was there any sort of sign in your game coming into last year’s tournament that made you feel like this could be your week? No, not really. I was starting to play better leading up to the event and so I just kept playing. Glen Abbey was probably my 8th event in a row. Then on the Friday my putter got hot and due... [Read More...]

Notebook: Degrees in Insight

Got an invite this spring to have lunch with and get fitted for a wedge by Callaway’s Chief Golf Club Designer Roger Cleveland. If the name sounds familiar & perhaps a little askew it probably should as this is the name synonymous with Cleveland Golf – the company he founded in 1979 then sold in 1990. Let’s just refer to him as Roger Callaway. The lunch was with many members of the media and while a few bombarded him with the traditional... [Read More...]